Final score: Bradley 81 Georgia Southern 51

[Da Coach]

The next game is Bradley vs. Georgia Southern, Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4:00 pm. Georgia Southern University (Eagles) is a large public university in Stateboro, Ga. with an enrollment of about 24,500. They have been Division I since 1971, and a member of the Sun Belt Conference since 2014. They were members of the Southern Conference for 22 years prior to moving to the Sun Belt. They have had 3 winning seasons in a row and have won an average of 20 games/year over the last 3 seasons. Their last NCAA appearance was 1992, and the have an 0-3 record in their three NCAA appearances.-
Historical record-
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...rgia-southern/

Bradley is now 7-3. Georgia Southern is 6-3, but 2 of their wins are over non-D1 schools- a 54 point win over Reinhardt University, a 4-8 NAIA school and a 30 point win over Carver Bible College, a tiny bible college and member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).
Schedule/Results- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Bradley and Georgia Southern have had one opponent in common. Georgia Southern played Radford at home on Nov. 15, and won 76-73-
https://gseagles.com/news/2019/11/15...ord-76-73.aspx

Bradley beat Radford at home on Nov. 22, 70-61-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/...ord-70-61.aspx

This will be the 3rd game of a 2 for 1 series with Georgia Southern. Previous results-
11/25/17 at Bradley- Bradley won 62-57
12/18/18 at Georgia Southern- Bradley lost 79-74 in overtime
They were picked 3rd in the 2019-20 Sun Belt Preseason Poll. The Georgia Southern Eagles are coming off back-to-back 21-win seasons, and they have 68 percent of their scoring and 69 percent of their rebounding back from last season's 21-12 team. Last season, they tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt, one game behind the league's 1st place team (Georgia State).
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba.../2019/group/27

The game is on ESPN3- https://www.espn.com/watch?id=79ef77...c-3132b709dfcd
Radio- www.1470wmbd.com
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
BradleyFans Chat Room- http://www.chatzy.com/524398219675

Website- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball
Schedule/Results- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Coaching staff- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches
Georgia Southern Stats- https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-bas...20?path=mbball

Georgia Southern plays an uptempo style. They average 84.2 ppg, which currently ranks 10th in the country in points per game (out of 353 Division I schools). By comparison, Bradley averages 72.9 ppg (163rd out of 353).
Georgia Southern yields 73.3 ppg, and Bradley yields 63.5 ppg.
Georgia Southern shoots 45.2% and 34.7% on three point shots.

Georgia State has 5 starters who average double figures, lead by 5th year 6'4" senior guard Ike Smith (15.9 ppg) and 6'4" Sophomore guard Elijah McCadden (15.8 ppg).
However, Calvin Wishart (10.4 ppg, 4.4 apg) a 6'2" sophomore guard, has not played since Nov. 19 and has missed their last 4 games. And another starter, 6'7" senior forward Isaiah Crawley (14.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg) has not played since Nov. 30 and has missed their last 2 games. There are references in recent game summaries that these 2 starters have missed the recent games due to injuries, but it is unknown if they will be available for the game Sunday at Bradley.

Their 5 starters for the last 2 games have been: Ike Smith (15.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Quan Jackson (11.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg), Elijah McCadden (15.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Simeon Carter (8.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg), and David-Lee Jones Jr. (7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg).

These 2 teams have played a total of 6 times, and Bradley's record against Georgia Southern is 4-2-


Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...dley_stats.pdf

[Da Coach]

Final score: Bradley 81 Georgia Southern 51
Nice game by everyone. It was especially nice to see Ville break out of his shooting slump.

Stats

https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/media

[Da Coach]

Eli Childs fell and injured his right hand early in 2nd half. He played with it bothering him, but came out at the final timeout and was examined by the team Dr. They are concerned about a possible fracture. He will get Xrays.

[BUfan17]

I'm glad to see Ville finally go off and Brown getting back to where he should be. This game makes me excited for the rest of the season, I think we have a pretty high ceiling with this team.

[Bradley3342]

Nice win over a pretty good team. What worries me now is Elijahs injury. We lose him for any extended period of time and I think it could be a real game changer. He adds so much to this team. Scoring ,rebounding,defense and is becoming a real vocal leader. Hope it’s not serious

[Time Out]

If we see more basketball like we did today, this could go down as the true rebirth of Bradley Basketball. Not only did we shoot well, we defended better than any game in recent memory. This team is so fun to watch, hopefully the word will get out and fans will start filling up Carver again.

[Dub]

This was the best game of the year so far in terms of sustained effort and offensive execution for nearly 40 min. And they had the heart to keep it on regardless of the score. It was a great Sunday.

[Da Coach]

Game story from BradleyBraves.com

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-bradley-dominates-georgia-southern-81-51.aspx

Official box score-

https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-20/georgia-southern/boxscore/17986

[Tommy]

3 point shooting like that will win the game for us every time, and our defense was pretty stout, as usual, as well. I was particularly impressed with the crisp passing and how there wasn't a lot of standing around. The constant motion and quick passes really gave us a lot of good looks at the basket, and we finally got to see the Ville that coach has been talking about all season.

Honestly, I don't think anyone expected the game to turn out like that, and honestly, it's hard to find anything to complain about. Let's hope we see several more games like this during the year. If we shoot 3's like that, we can beat anyone in the nation on a given night.

[BUfan39]

That game was a lot of fun to watch. The officials let them play too as I remember there only being 2 total fouls with under 5 minutes to play in the 2nd half. Bradley's passing was so crisp and it led to several open shots. If we play defense like that and continue to find open shots we're going to win a lot of games in valley play.

[Tommy]

That game was a lot of fun to watch. The officials let them play too as I remember there only being 2 total fouls with under 5 minutes to play in the 2nd half. Bradley's passing was so crisp and it led to several open shots. If we play defense like that and continue to find open shots we're going to win a lot of games in valley play.

Great point about the officiating. Basketball is so much more fun to watch when the refs just let them play, and it certainly is good for our team!

Anyone have an update on the injury status of Childs? That would be devastating if we lost him for any considerable amount of time as we head into conference play.

[BUfan39]

Great point about the officiating. Basketball is so much more fun to watch when the refs just let them play, and it certainly is good for our team!

Anyone have an update on the injury status of Childs? That would be devastating if we lost him for any considerable amount of time as we head into conference play.

Dave Reynolds just tweeted that he currently doesn't have an update on Eli's status other than the fact that he's seeing a doctor this morning. Here's to hoping it's nothing serious although I'm not encouraged by that.

[Da Coach]

Dave Reynolds just tweeted that he currently doesn't have an update on Eli's status other than the fact that he's seeing a doctor this morning. Here's to hoping it's nothing serious although I'm not encouraged by that.

The fact he is seeing a doctor today should not be seen as a sign of increased concern. Dr. Maxey, the team orthopedic doctor who examined Eli last night, specializes in general orthopedics ("broken bones, hip/pelvis, orthopedic trauma") according to the bio on his web page-

https://www.greatplainsortho.org/providers/james-maxey/

It would be likely and quite appropriate that he would arrange for Eli to see one of the other doctors in his group who specializes in hand injuries. The Great Plains Orthopedic Group has 4 physicians who are hand & wrist specialists. _ _ _ _

I had a good view of when he injured his hand, and Eli immediately reacted in pain. There are a lot of small bones in the hand, so it would not be a surprise if there is a fracture. But there are other injuries that can cause similar pain.
All we can do is hope the injury is not severe. We should hear soon, and no news is probably good news.

[Da Coach]

The fact he is seeing a doctor today should not be seen as a sign of increased concern. Dr. Maxey, the team orthopedic doctor who examined Eli last night, specializes in general orthopedics ("broken bones, hip/pelvis, orthopedic trauma") according to the bio on his web page-

https://www.greatplainsortho.org/providers/james-maxey/

It would be likely and quite appropriate that he would arrange for Eli to see one of the other doctors in his group who specializes in hand injuries....

I had a good view of when he injured his hand, and Eli immediately reacted in pain. There are a lot of small bones in the hand, so it would not be a surprise if there is a fracture....

Just announced: Elijah Child will be out 3-6 weeks with the hand injury. No specifics about the findings were released, but I think this means he must have a fractured bone in the right hand.
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...eks#post489788

[Bradley3342]

Wow! Not good news about Elijah! Hopefully we’ve some guys to step in and fill his shoes until he gets back. Huge loss